PROLOGUE
"Who stole my notes?!" I lifted my head up as I hear someone's shouting. What is it this time?
"Where is it?! You freaking thief!" She said. Konti nalang mauubos na pasensya ko dito. Ang aga aga hiyaw ng hiyaw mga letche
"Hey! Can you please lower your voice? I can't focus. We have a semester test," someone's answer back
"That's it! That's why I'm freaking mad! We have a semester test and my notes are missing! Hindi ako maka pag review! So please give it to me. I'm begging you guys. I need to review, " the girl said.
'Yun naman pala ang kinagagalit nya. For you to know guys, meron nga kaming semester test. It is different from our everyday quiz, short test, long test, half semester test, summary test and periodical test. Andami 'no? Abnormal kase ang school na ito. Ang akala nila sa amin ay robot or computers. They think we have the blood that is same as goggle do.
And this scenarios were normal every test. There's chaos everywhere, trouble every students. You ask why? Because of hierarchy. Hierarchy rank. Meron kaming mga rank every end ng semester. At every semester nag babago ang rank namin based sa performance ng students. If you performed well then you will get a high rank but if you don't? You have to pray.
That's why students feel pressure. They want to get the highest rank. You know why? Because the highest o higher rank treated special. Binibigay nila ang lahat ng gusto ng mga matataas ang rank. Bagong damit, hygiene, even technology, perhaps new phone, tablet, set of computer etc. Even sa canteen. Ang break namin ay sabay sabay kaya sama sama kaming mga estudyante sa canteen. At ang mga matataas ang rank ang inuuna. We fall inline based on our rank. Again hierarchy. At ang mga lowest rank madalas wala ng pagkain. Nauubusan sila. Dahil mga gahaman sa pag kain ang mga nauna.
Kaya naman ginagawa namin lahat para Hindi maging mababa ang rank pero syempre may Ilan na Hindi talaga kaya. May kanya kanya Kaming talino. Iba ang talino sa mautak at sa madaya. Sabi ko nga, dahil sa hierarchy nagreflect yun sa attitude ng mga students. Para maka kuha sila ng mataas ng rank natuto silang mandaya. I- down yung kapwa student. Naglalaban laban na Sila para sa rank. Every semester it's getting worse to worst. Some suicide because they were bullied. Na- bully dahil sa pagka karoon ng mababang rank. Somehow I feel pity for them. They just waste their lives.
"Ano nasaan na?! Tangina malapit ng mag time!" Hay hindi pa pala tapos to. I lazily stand up and give my notes to this girl.
"What's that?" She raise her brows while looking at my notes
"This is called paper came from the tree and some workers manufacture it then boom the result is paper. And the one that I used to wrote? It is called ink. My ballpen does. At yung mga naka sulat jan ay notes. Dear, notes are used to summarize a whole topic to be able to understand and to memorize it. We used it every exam. Don't you know that?" I sweetly smiled to the girl. Yes she's one of my classmate but I don't even know her name. I hear some chuckled from our classmates. I turn my back to them and I found out that they were watching us like we're kind of movie
"Brat! Of course I know that--"
"Alam mo na pala ba' t nagtatanong ka pa?" I raised my brow just like what she did earlier.
"Kunin mo na. Para matahimik 'yang bunganga mo ang ingay mo e. Sigaw ka ng sigaw," I calmly said to her
"I don't need it," she said
"You don't? You've said you need it? Kawawa ka naman baka wala kang masagot mamaya," sabi ko sa kanya ng may halong pang aasar.
"Hoy brat--"
"I have my name. Leticia Mariz Santiago. Ow, by the way I'm your current first rank" I smirk and leave my notes in her desk before turning my back and sit on my chair like there's nothing happen.
I'm Leticia Mariz Santiago. First rank. I bowed to myself that I change this stupid school and stop pressuring students to get a higher grades.
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LETICIA POV
"Ma'am dito na po," napatingin ako sa taxi driver.
"Ah yeah. How much po?" Sabi ko sa kanya habang kinukuha yung wallet sa bag ko.
"1000 pesos po Ma'am. Medyo malayo po kase, " kamot ulo nyang sagot sakin
"It's ok. Eto po," I smiled and give him the amount stated. Binuksan ko na yung pintuan ng taxi at kinuha ang lahat ng dala kong gamit. Nagulat ako ng lumabas 'yung driver at tinulungan akong mag labas ng gamit. I smiled and thank him.
"Ma'am andami n'yo naman pong dala. Sa school lang po kayo 'di ba?" Tanong nya sa akin. Meron akong dalawang malaking maleta na color black at isang black na backpack.
"Hmm. My dorm po d'yan manong," I politely answer him. I thanked him again after we finished. Bago ko isara ang pinatuan ng taxi nya ay itinapon ko dun yung naka off kong phone. Baka ma track pa 'ko.
By the way nasa harap ako ng isang eleganteng gate. It looks like a small castle by the way. Color silver na may touch na gold ang gate tapos merong naka ukit ng Hernan University and a big color gold letter 'S'. I found this school in the internet.
Last week I'm browsing for my new school and boom. I decided to pick Hernan University.
I also packed a lot of clothes kase sabi my free na dorm. Wala ding pinadala na requirements like card, report card, good moral etc. Weird right? I mean I'm expecting to bring some of my documents. But, well, I think ok naman 'to.
I sighed and decide to enter the gate. May mga ka sabay akong pumasok sa gate. Actually enrollment palang naman pero kung matatanggap ako dito ay diretso na ko sa dorm. 'Yun ang nakalagay sa website ng Hernan University. May test, for sure pero hindi ko alam kung ano yung test. I have no idea.
Nakapasok na akong tuluyan sa gate. And wow. It's so cool. This is a wide and big school. May four big buildings. One sa right na may naka lagay na 10th grade, sa left naman ay seniors. Dun siguro ang mga 11th and 12th grade. Sa gitna ay ang pinaka malaki. Colleges ang nakalagay. Malaki sya. So I assumed na lahat ng courses at nandun sa building na yun. At ang isang building naman ay may nakalagay ng admins building. Dun siguro ang mga teachers, facilities etc. Actually mga malalaki at kapansin pansin lang ang sinabi ko. May mga maliliit na stall everywhere. May mga benches din. May malaking gym sa pagitan ng admins at college building. May mga maliliit na rooms sa mga tabi ng mga building. Siguro yun ang mga dorm.
"Attention students. If you're a 10th grader please proceed to your right. Colleges please go straight and seniors please proceed to your left," sabi ng kung sino. Nagsimula na akong maglakad para maka punta sa 10th grade building. Well obviously grade 10 palang ako. 15 years of age.
I catched my breath as I held the doorknob before going in. Medyo malayo layo din ang nilakad ko. When I open the door I see many students that I assume who will also take the test. Naka pila sila. May apat na pila sa loob ng room at my apat na room sa loob ng room. Gets nyo? Malaki ang room parang dalawang condo ito kaya nakapag lagay sila ng apat ng maliliit na room. Doon ata mag tetest. Pumila ako sa pangatlo. And wait for my turn. I didn't try to find new friends. Nakakatamad e.
After a couple of hours ako na. Pumasok ako sa room at nakita ang isang babae. She looks like a professor. I smiled to her and she did the same.
"You may seat down," sabi nya. I nodded and take a sit. As I roam my eyes, i see some computer, papers, bond papers, ballpen, a machine for making some ID's. I breathe as I focused my eyes on her.
"Should we start?" She asked me. I simply nod my head as a response to her question.
"Do you know your IQ?" She ask. What hell? Bakit kailangan ng IQ?
" I can tell hindi mo binasa ang binigay na form," sabi nya. Napatingin ako sa form na hawak ko. May binigay na form kanina nung pumasok ako sa gate pero hindi ko na nabasa kase na-amaze ako sa school.
"I'm sorry I didn't read it yet," I apologized
"It's ok. Let me discuss it to you. Ok listen. This is Hernan University. Before you passed you have to take a test to measure your IQ. Your IQ result will decide if you can enter Hernan University or not. The passing IQ is 100 and above," wow that is freaking high. 100? Really? Ano ba ang mga estudyante dito mga robot?
"Do you know your IQ?" She asked again
"I'm sorry but I don't," I answered
"Well, to measure your IQ you have to take some test. Some question includes verbal, logic,perceptual reasonings, mathematical reasonings and your memory. After you take the test I will checked it to get your IQ. Is it clear?" She said. Hay I thought it's just a test? But to get a freaking 100 IQ result? Oh com'on. I didn't have any review. How can i passed?
"Are you ready?" I just nod my head and she handed me a thin book that contains my exam.
"I'll give you thirty minutes to answer. And your timer start now," I open the book and the subject science is the first. As I read the question it made me think like is this the real test?' I mean hey it is like a test of some prep students. But still I answer my test.
There were some scrumbled words that I need to arrange and give its meaning.
I finished the science for about 3 minutes? It is just a 30 question by the way.
The next is English. I rolled my eyes as I read the questions.
Book is for reading and fork is to?
A)writing
B) eating
Of course I answer letter b.
Find the two words that are closest it's meaning to each other
A) talkative and wind
B)job and angry
C) talkative and loquacious
D) ecstatic and angry
I've answer letter C
Arrange the letters and find the words that has five letters
A) HRGST
B) RILSA
C) TOOTM
D) WRQSF
I answer letter C and B which is rails and motto
That was the example of some question in English. I was thinking of this is the real test. I mean I'm in 10th grade and the questions are like for the prep students. I finished my English in just 3 minutes.
There were question like to prove my reasoning and essays. I finished all the test and handed it to the woman in front of me. Shocked registered in her face as I give her the book
"You finished it?" She asked still in the shocked state
"Yeah?" Alinlangan kong sagot. May problema ba? Di ba dapat nga matuwa sya kase ang bilis ko lang natapos? Weird
"You finished it for like 15 minutes. You sure you answer it all?" She asked again. Konti nalang mauubos na pasensya ko
"You can check it," I said and give a small smile. She nodded her head and check my answer. It isn't a difficult test after all.
"W-wow." I heard her say.
"What?" I asked
"Y-you have 225 IQ level," she said with her big rounded eyes landed on me.
"Is there any problem, Ma'am?" I asked. She seem so shocked. Normal lang naman ang ganong IQ e.
"Ang taas ng sa'yo," sabi nya still in shocked state
"Ma'am. It's normal. In fact, you know Marilyn vos Savant record 228. You see? She is the highest," sabi ko sa kanya.
"So did I passed?" I ask her
"Definitely! Welcome to Hernan University genius," I chuckled as I hear she says the word genius. Ofcourse I'm not. My IQ didn't even reach Manilyn vos.
She give me my ID, the key to my dorm, my uniform and some hygiene. I thank her before living the room.
I leave the building and find my dorm which is dorm number 003 on the third floor. Mapanghihinaan na sana ako ng loob pero nakita kong may elevator naman pala. Akala ko aakyat pa ko e. Sumakay ako sa elevator at pagka tapos ay pumasok sa room 003. I roam inside and found a king size bed, flat screen tv, one set of sofa, a mini kitchen, mini ref, and on the left side is another door so I opened it and found the comfort room. I sat on my bed and take a rest before arrange my things.
After I arranged all my things including the hygiene thing i sat on my sofa and relax a bit. I wonder kung magkano ang tuition fee dito. Hindi ko kase matandaan I just send my payment just like a bliss.
Kinuha ko yung form at binasa yun.
Hernan University is the school of the genius. You have to reach 100 IQ to enter this school. This school is also private. You'll have your dorm with complete set. We assure that your knowledge will grow on our school. We will help you to achieve your dreams.
"Jesus Christ! Libre pala e! Kailangan lang pala ay may 100 IQ level, " sabi ko. It's kinda good though. Libre, as long as may utak ka.